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A photograph of a seated man in an ornate gilded chair with a red cushioned back, wearing a tall dark turban, orange-red saffron garment, multiple layers of pink-and-white flower garlands, and heavy gold necklaces and armbands. He is receiving a bare-chested devotee in white dhoti who holds a red flower and garland, with hands joined in a blessing exchange, amid incense smoke. Several people in white and saffron clothing stand in the background.

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A photograph of a long-haired man with a thick dark braided crown of hair and a red-brown wrap, seated before a gold ornate throne at a ceremony. He wears a garland of pink lotus-like flowers, heavy gold beaded necklaces, gold bangles and earrings, with a vertical tilak mark on his forehead, and his eyes are closed. His hand is extended toward a bare-chested devotee in the foreground who wears a white sacred thread and white sandalwood markings on his chest and shoulder. Smoke or incense haze fills the background, with other people in white and yellow garments and a hand resting on the seated man's shoulder. Swamiji (probable) is seated on the throne with a crown-like hair, rudraksha-style adornments and ornate gold jewellery, receiving or blessing the devotee.2016-12-05December 05 20162016-12-05December 05 20162016-12-05December 05 20162016-12-05A photograph of a ceremony in a dim, smoky hall. A bearded man with long dark hair piled high and a red bindi sits on a gold-carved throne, wearing a rust-red shawl, a gold necklace of large beads, a pink and white flower garland and gold armbands. A shaven-headed boy in a white dhoti with a gold border stands beside him, holding a green-wrapped stick toward the seated man while another man in white stands behind. a person is seated on the throne, appearance-based label only.2016-12-05 +1 copiesDecember 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 02 20162016-12-02December 05 20162016-12-05December 05 20162016-12-05A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair, a red bindi, rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, wearing a rust-orange shawl with a pink lotus-petal garland, touching the head of a bare-shouldered devotee kneeling before him. Behind them a heavily ornate gold throne with a red velvet cushion. The seated man is an appearance-based a person, with long swept hair, gold jewellery and rudraksha cues, performing a blessing or pada puja style gesture on the kneeling devotee.2016-10-12December 05 20162016-12-05